by Josh Straub | May 20, 2021 | Developer of the Generation, Diamond Award Winner, Features, News
One of the mottos I use when describing the accessibility movement is “progress, not perfection.“ After all, game development is a highly complex endeavor with many facets, and at the end of the day, it’s simply a business; if games don’t sell, games don’t get made....
by Josh Straub | May 20, 2021 | Diamond Award Winner, Features, News
There are other ways to say it, but plainly, 2020 was a tough year for most people. And for many, their best escape was video games. Thanks to the massive boom in accessibility, even players with physical impairments could find solace in games throughout a pandemic,...
by Josh Straub | May 20, 2021 | Barrier Breaker, Features, News
The Barrier Breaker Award is presented to development teams who implement exceptional accessibility features that we view as industry leading. Unlike the DAGERSystem Diamond Award, Barrier Breaker Awards are not given out annually, but only given when a game exhibits...
by Josh Straub | May 20, 2021 | Features, News
The Accessible Games Database takes the gamble out of buying games for disabled consumers! It’s a searchable platform in which a user selects accessibility features they need to access a game from a menu of filters, and the AGD provides a list of games that...
by Josh Straub | May 18, 2021 | Features, News
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a master class in inherent accessibility. The developers at Nintendo don’t seem to have done anything to specifically include players with disabilities, and yet they produced one of the most accessible AAA experiences of 2020....
